Castell Henllys Inner Rampart
Castell Henllys Inner Rampart North Annex · Castell Site
Iron Age (600–100 BCE)·Iron Age·🇬🇧 Pembrokeshire, Crymych, United Kingdom
About
About Castell Henllys Inner Rampart
Castell Henllys Inner Rampart in Pembrokeshire, Crymych, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (600–100 BCE) hillfort attributed to Iron Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 180 × 120 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 51.9900N -4.7450E controls access to Pembrokeshire resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey hillfort for Pembrokeshire, Crymych, illustrating Iron Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 500–100 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (600–100 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Defended elite residence and seasonal aggregation centre
- Rediscovered
- 1974 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 500–100 BCE
Initial construction of Castell Henllys Inner Rampart main structure
c. 1914
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1974–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Castell Henllys Inner Rampart) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
51.9900° N · 4.7450° W · 178 m · 4 mapped features
- Castell Henllys Inner Rampart — Main StructurestructurePrincipal hillfort — Enclosure 180 × 120 m with diagnostic masonry/panel51.9908° N · 4.7441° W
- Castell Henllys Inner Rampart — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature51.9890° N · 4.7457° W
- Castell Henllys Inner Rampart — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial51.9915° N · 4.7438° W
- Castell Henllys Inner Rampart — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site51.9884° N · 4.7461° W